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The research question of this thesis is to identify possible options to bridge the last mile and how this influences service and cost. The ABC methodology was used in order to identify the activities necessary and their cost drivers. The activities that are identified are handling and order picking, reverse logistics and the last mile…

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Thesis abstract A company with an express delivery service transports small packages from origin to destination on time. Combining several packages in the same transportation vehicle on part of their routes can signiﬁcantly reduce costs. The goal of this thesis is to minimize the total costs of such a transportation plan. To determine whether faster results can be obtained…

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Purpose – The purpose of this thesis is to measure the valuation of consumers in terms of investing time, and investing money, of the willingness to pay (WTP) for time slot delivery of parcels. This service allows consumers to choose a predefined time slot for a parcel to be delivered and it could enable online…

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The purpose of this thesis was to develop the last mile of a parcel delivery service concept for consumers with DHL Express used as the case company. The aim was to study how the current last mile of a parcel delivery service is being operated, what kinds of characteristics does it include and what are…

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Urban freight transport takes an increasingly important place in the urban mobility strategy. Experiments to optimize the movement of goods inside the city do not miss. Many relate to traditional goods, without being concerned with an activity in particular, others on the contrary target a precise sector i.e. fresh products, spare parts, etc. Since few years, new actors based…

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Mid July 2012, Mrs. Yvonne Littooij finished her Master thesis Marketing written about “A Multichannel Approach to the Last Mile”. When it comes to bridging the important and difficult ‘last mile’ in e‐commerce, more and more retailers offer both home delivery services and in‐store pick up. The latter refers to online ordered products being picked and…